§ 73. Mr. BOYTONasked whether, under the National Insurance Act, hospital employés being insured persons receiving attention in sickness in the wards of their hospital are entitled to sickness benefit?
Mr. WORTHINGTON-EVANSWill the hon. Gentleman ask the Commissioners to exercise their power to remove difficulties and so prevent a porter being deprived of his benefit because he continues to live in the hospital when he is well?
Mr. ROBERTSONIf the hon. Gentleman will be good enough to give particulars they will be carefully gone into.
Mr. WORTHINGTON-EVANSIf the hon. Gentleman will be good enough to read the supplementary question in the OFFICIAL REPORT, he will find it contains all the particulars which are required.
§ Mr. JOHN WARDIs it not a fact, even if a person does live in the hospital and has dependants, that the approved society is bound to pay his benefits?